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As a member of Dēmos’ board, Stephen McConnell is a champion and collaborator who has helped shape our mission today. Hear about how he got involved with our work and his perspective on our role in the progressive movement.
October 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
As a member of Dēmos’ board, Stephen McConnell is a champion and collaborator who has helped shape our mission today. Hear about how he got involved with our work and his perspective on our role in the progressive movement.
From the federal takeover of DC’s police department to retaliatory firings of public servants, it's clear that a dangerous authoritarian shift is unfolding in real time.
Dēmos President Taifa Smith Butler calls us to mobilize to defend our democracy. Read her urgent warning: bit.ly/47iwb5l
Dēmos President Taifa Smith Butler calls us to mobilize to defend our democracy. Read her urgent warning: bit.ly/47iwb5l
October 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
From the federal takeover of DC’s police department to retaliatory firings of public servants, it's clear that a dangerous authoritarian shift is unfolding in real time.
Dēmos President Taifa Smith Butler calls us to mobilize to defend our democracy. Read her urgent warning: bit.ly/47iwb5l
Dēmos President Taifa Smith Butler calls us to mobilize to defend our democracy. Read her urgent warning: bit.ly/47iwb5l
On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we’re reminded: ending poverty isn’t just about economic security—it’s also about economic mobility for all. Read about our vision for an economy that helps families thrive:
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October 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we’re reminded: ending poverty isn’t just about economic security—it’s also about economic mobility for all. Read about our vision for an economy that helps families thrive:
www.demos.org/sites/defaul...
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Latinas must work nearly two years to earn what white men earn in just one. Paying Latinas what they’re owed—equal pay—is critical to fostering thriving communities. #EqualPayforEqualWork #LatinaEqualPayDay
October 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Latinas must work nearly two years to earn what white men earn in just one. Paying Latinas what they’re owed—equal pay—is critical to fostering thriving communities. #EqualPayforEqualWork #LatinaEqualPayDay
#ConstitutionDay serves as a reminder that this document, while foundational, has long been used to deny Black and brown communities' full political power. As it faces a barrage of attacks, we must both defend and demand a Constitution that serves all of us.
September 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
#ConstitutionDay serves as a reminder that this document, while foundational, has long been used to deny Black and brown communities' full political power. As it faces a barrage of attacks, we must both defend and demand a Constitution that serves all of us.
Anti-democratic forces are working to silence Black and brown communities by making it harder to vote. This #NationalVoterRegistrationDay, we fight back. Register to vote—and make sure your friends, family, and community do too. Our vote is our power.
September 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Anti-democratic forces are working to silence Black and brown communities by making it harder to vote. This #NationalVoterRegistrationDay, we fight back. Register to vote—and make sure your friends, family, and community do too. Our vote is our power.
#HispanicHeritageMonth is more than a celebration—it’s a call to defend the rights, dignity, and democracy that Hispanic communities are fighting for and have always deserved.
September 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#HispanicHeritageMonth is more than a celebration—it’s a call to defend the rights, dignity, and democracy that Hispanic communities are fighting for and have always deserved.
Three years after the #VotingRightsAct passed, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reminded us that it only represented a step toward equality—not the finish line: “Now our struggle is for genuine equality, which means economic equality.”
August 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Three years after the #VotingRightsAct passed, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reminded us that it only represented a step toward equality—not the finish line: “Now our struggle is for genuine equality, which means economic equality.”
Firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for simply doing her job sets a dangerous precedent for our nation. Data are facts, whether they serve one's political aspirations or not. Our full statement: bit.ly/3HgXZ18
August 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for simply doing her job sets a dangerous precedent for our nation. Data are facts, whether they serve one's political aspirations or not. Our full statement: bit.ly/3HgXZ18
🚨TONIGHT at 8pm ET: Build power and fight back.
The Trump Administration just gave billionaires a $300,000 tax break—and slashed Medicaid, housing, and food aid. This is The Big Betrayal.
Join the national livestream to fight forward: www.crowdcast.io/c/fightforwa...
The Trump Administration just gave billionaires a $300,000 tax break—and slashed Medicaid, housing, and food aid. This is The Big Betrayal.
Join the national livestream to fight forward: www.crowdcast.io/c/fightforwa...
July 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🚨TONIGHT at 8pm ET: Build power and fight back.
The Trump Administration just gave billionaires a $300,000 tax break—and slashed Medicaid, housing, and food aid. This is The Big Betrayal.
Join the national livestream to fight forward: www.crowdcast.io/c/fightforwa...
The Trump Administration just gave billionaires a $300,000 tax break—and slashed Medicaid, housing, and food aid. This is The Big Betrayal.
Join the national livestream to fight forward: www.crowdcast.io/c/fightforwa...
Today is Black Women's Equal Pay Day, the day Black women's wages catch up to what white men earned in 2024.
This isn't just a pay gap—it's a power gap. Economic security for all means ensuring Black women earn a thriving wage without having to work extra months to catch up.
This isn't just a pay gap—it's a power gap. Economic security for all means ensuring Black women earn a thriving wage without having to work extra months to catch up.
July 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Today is Black Women's Equal Pay Day, the day Black women's wages catch up to what white men earned in 2024.
This isn't just a pay gap—it's a power gap. Economic security for all means ensuring Black women earn a thriving wage without having to work extra months to catch up.
This isn't just a pay gap—it's a power gap. Economic security for all means ensuring Black women earn a thriving wage without having to work extra months to catch up.
Lightning‑fast delivery comes at a hefty price, and Amazon workers are paying it.
As Amazon celebrates #PrimeDay, here’s our wish list for its workers:
As Amazon celebrates #PrimeDay, here’s our wish list for its workers:
July 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Lightning‑fast delivery comes at a hefty price, and Amazon workers are paying it.
As Amazon celebrates #PrimeDay, here’s our wish list for its workers:
As Amazon celebrates #PrimeDay, here’s our wish list for its workers:
#OnThisDay in 1964, the Civil Rights Act became law after years of organizing—outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. 61 years later, as protections face new threats, we're reminded that progress isn't permanent. The work continues.
July 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
#OnThisDay in 1964, the Civil Rights Act became law after years of organizing—outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. 61 years later, as protections face new threats, we're reminded that progress isn't permanent. The work continues.
🏳️🌈 Today is LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Day. On average, full-time LGBTQIA+ workers earn just 90¢ for every dollar earned by all full-time workers—and that number is significantly less for trans workers & LGBTQIA+ workers of color.
It’s critical that we ensure #EqualPayforEqualWork
It’s critical that we ensure #EqualPayforEqualWork
June 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
🏳️🌈 Today is LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Day. On average, full-time LGBTQIA+ workers earn just 90¢ for every dollar earned by all full-time workers—and that number is significantly less for trans workers & LGBTQIA+ workers of color.
It’s critical that we ensure #EqualPayforEqualWork
It’s critical that we ensure #EqualPayforEqualWork
By excluding noncitizens from the ballot initiative process, Florida's HB 1205 weakens our communities' power to shape their very lives and futures. Today, we joined our partners in fighting against this blatant power grab.
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June 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
By excluding noncitizens from the ballot initiative process, Florida's HB 1205 weakens our communities' power to shape their very lives and futures. Today, we joined our partners in fighting against this blatant power grab.
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For decades, Dēmos & our partners have worked to build a multiracial democracy & economy that works for everyone.
In the face of unprecedented attacks on our movement & allies, we need to stay grounded, look out for ourselves & one another, & stay in motion toward the future we want and deserve.
In the face of unprecedented attacks on our movement & allies, we need to stay grounded, look out for ourselves & one another, & stay in motion toward the future we want and deserve.
May 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
For decades, Dēmos & our partners have worked to build a multiracial democracy & economy that works for everyone.
In the face of unprecedented attacks on our movement & allies, we need to stay grounded, look out for ourselves & one another, & stay in motion toward the future we want and deserve.
In the face of unprecedented attacks on our movement & allies, we need to stay grounded, look out for ourselves & one another, & stay in motion toward the future we want and deserve.
Mother’s Day is Sunday. But today is #MomsEqualPayDay —the day moms finally catch up to what dads earned last year.
Moms deserve more than flowers. They need:
✅ Pay transparency
✅ Paid leave
✅ Affordable child care
✅ A well-paid care workforce
It’s time to invest in moms.
Moms deserve more than flowers. They need:
✅ Pay transparency
✅ Paid leave
✅ Affordable child care
✅ A well-paid care workforce
It’s time to invest in moms.
May 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Mother’s Day is Sunday. But today is #MomsEqualPayDay —the day moms finally catch up to what dads earned last year.
Moms deserve more than flowers. They need:
✅ Pay transparency
✅ Paid leave
✅ Affordable child care
✅ A well-paid care workforce
It’s time to invest in moms.
Moms deserve more than flowers. They need:
✅ Pay transparency
✅ Paid leave
✅ Affordable child care
✅ A well-paid care workforce
It’s time to invest in moms.
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander leaders have helped shape our democracy, economy, and history. The history of AANHPI communities in the United States is marked by significant struggles, but also incredible resilience.
May 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander leaders have helped shape our democracy, economy, and history. The history of AANHPI communities in the United States is marked by significant struggles, but also incredible resilience.
📢 We're hiring! 📢 Join our democracy team and help us build power for Black and brown people. We’re hiring for the following roles:
➡️ Associate Director, Democracy
➡️ Data & Policy Analyst, Democracy Reform
Find out more and apply here: www.demos.org/about/careers
➡️ Associate Director, Democracy
➡️ Data & Policy Analyst, Democracy Reform
Find out more and apply here: www.demos.org/about/careers
May 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
📢 We're hiring! 📢 Join our democracy team and help us build power for Black and brown people. We’re hiring for the following roles:
➡️ Associate Director, Democracy
➡️ Data & Policy Analyst, Democracy Reform
Find out more and apply here: www.demos.org/about/careers
➡️ Associate Director, Democracy
➡️ Data & Policy Analyst, Democracy Reform
Find out more and apply here: www.demos.org/about/careers
Immigrants have suffered severe violations of constitutional rights in ways that should alarm everyone—regardless of background or citizenship status.
Now more than ever, we must stand with immigrant communities to protect our rights and democracy.
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Now more than ever, we must stand with immigrant communities to protect our rights and democracy.
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May 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Immigrants have suffered severe violations of constitutional rights in ways that should alarm everyone—regardless of background or citizenship status.
Now more than ever, we must stand with immigrant communities to protect our rights and democracy.
demos.nyc/4k3TJjn
Now more than ever, we must stand with immigrant communities to protect our rights and democracy.
demos.nyc/4k3TJjn
May 1 marks International Workers Day, or May Day, which honors the invaluable contributions and ongoing struggles of workers around the world. Today is a reminder that the fight for workers’ rights is far from over.
May 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
May 1 marks International Workers Day, or May Day, which honors the invaluable contributions and ongoing struggles of workers around the world. Today is a reminder that the fight for workers’ rights is far from over.
This month is a reminder—not a limit—on when we listen, learn, and advocate. The fight against erasure, bias, and injustice doesn’t end here. We walk the path toward equality for all together.
April 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This month is a reminder—not a limit—on when we listen, learn, and advocate. The fight against erasure, bias, and injustice doesn’t end here. We walk the path toward equality for all together.
Across the country, we’re seeing a rising trend of dangerous “show me your papers” legislation that requires documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.
These bills serve no legitimate purpose and would disenfranchise MILLIONS of eligible voters.
These bills serve no legitimate purpose and would disenfranchise MILLIONS of eligible voters.
April 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Across the country, we’re seeing a rising trend of dangerous “show me your papers” legislation that requires documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.
These bills serve no legitimate purpose and would disenfranchise MILLIONS of eligible voters.
These bills serve no legitimate purpose and would disenfranchise MILLIONS of eligible voters.
Ballooning the national debt to pay for blanket tax cuts for the wealthy is bad economic policy. The average American will feel the harm and consequences of conservative tax proposals—but there is still time to act.
April 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Ballooning the national debt to pay for blanket tax cuts for the wealthy is bad economic policy. The average American will feel the harm and consequences of conservative tax proposals—but there is still time to act.